Cognitive impairment and depression predict mortality in medically ill older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Arfken, Cynthia L ^a   Lichtenberg, Peter A ^a   Tancer, Manuel E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 3042699420     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.3.M152     Document Type: Article

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